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Unit2SailingtheoceansTeachingResourcesSection3:WordsandexpressionsfromUnit2Sailingtheoceansmercynoun(pl.-ies)1.[U]akindorforgivingattitudetowardssbthatyouhavethepowertoharmorrighttopunishhumanity:toask/beg/pleadformercyTheyshowednomercytotheirhostages.Godhavemercyonus.Thetroopsareonamercymission(=ajourneytohelppeople)inthewarzone.2.[C,usuallysing.](informal)aneventorasituationtobegratefulfor,usuallybecauseitstopssthunpleasant:It’samercyshewasn’tseriouslyhurt.Hisdeathwasamercy(=becausehewasingreatpain.atthemercyofsb/sthnotabletostopsb/sthharmingyoubecausetheyhavepowerorcontroloveryou:I’mnotgoingtoputmyselfatthemercyofthebank.Wewereatthemercyoftheweather.leavesb/sthtothemercy/merciesofsb/sthtoleavesb/sthinasituationthatmaycausethemtosufferortobetreatedbadly:privatizedcompanieslefttothemercyofmarketforces(humorous)I’llleaveyoutothetendermerciesoftheseladies!throwyourselfonsb’smercy(formal)toputyourselfinasituationwhereyoumustrelyonsbtobekindtoyouandnotharmorpunishyoulongsideprep.1.nexttooratthesideofsth:Apolicecarpulledupalongsideus.alifeboatmooredalongsidetheyachtMuchofthelandalongsidetheriverisbelowsealevel.2.togetherwithoratthesametimeassth/sb:Traditionalbeliefsstillflourishalongsideamodernurbanlifestyle.explorationnoun[C,U]1.theactoftravellingthroughaplaceinordertofindoutaboutitorlookforsthinit:theexplorationofspaceoilexploration(=searchingforoilintheground)2.anexaminationofsthinordertofindoutaboutit:thebook’sexplorationsofthehumanmindaccelerateverb1.tohappenortomakesthhappenfasterorearlierthanexpected:[v]Inflationcontinuestoaccelerate.[vn]Exposuretothesuncanacceleratetheageingprocess.2.[v](ofavehicleorperson)tostarttogofaster:Therunnersacceleratedsmoothlyaroundthebend.Thecaracceleratedtoovertakeme.secureadj.HAPPY/CONFIDENT1.feelinghappyandconfidentaboutyourselforaparticularsituation:Atlasttheywereabletofeelsecureaboutthefuture.Shefinishedthematch,secureintheknowledgethatshewasthroughtothenextround.CERTAIN/SAFE2.likelytocontinueorbesuccessfulforalongtime;safe:asecurejob/incomeIt’snotaverysecurewaytomakealiving.Thefutureofthecompanylookssecure.3.~(against/fromsth)thatcannotbeaffectedorharmedbysth:Informationmustbestoredsothatitissecurefromaccidentaldeletion.BUILDING/DOOR/ROOM4.guardedand/ormadestrongersothatitisdifficultforpeopletoenterorleave:Checkthatallwindowsanddoorshavebeenmadeassecureaspossible.asecureunitforchildoffendersThebuildingissecureagainstintruders.FIRM5.notlikelytomove,falldown,etc.;stable:Theaerialdoesn’tlookverysecuretome.Itwasdifficulttomaintainasecurefootholdontheice.(figurative)Ourrelationshipwasnowonamoresecurefooting.verbGETSTH1.~sth(forsb/sth)|~sbsth(formal)toobtainorachievesth,especiallywhenthismeansusingalotofeffort:[vn]tosecureacontract/dealTheteammanagedtosecureaplaceinthefinals.Shesecured2.000votes.Thedelegationhassecuredthepromiseofaceasefire.[vn,vnn]Hesecuredaplaceforhimselfatlawschool.Hesecuredhimselfaplaceatlawschool.FASTENFIRMLY2.[vn]~sth(tosth)toattachorfastensthfirmly:Shesecuredtheropefirmlytothebackofthecar.Thetablesonboardweresecuredfirmlytothefloor.PROTECTFROMHARM3.[vn]~sth(againststh)toprotectsthsothatitissafeanddifficulttoattackordamage:tosecureapropertyagainstintrudersThewindowsweresecuredwithlocksandbars.(figurative)asavingsplanthatwillsecureyourchild’sfutureALOAN4.[vn]tolegallyagreetogivesbpropertyorgoodsthatareworththesameamountasthemoneythatyouhaveborrowedfromthem,ifyouareunabletopaythemoneyback:aloansecuredonthehouserandomadj.[usuallybeforenoun]done,chosen,etc.withoutsbdecidinginadvancewhatisgoingtohappen,orwithoutanyregularpattern:therandomkillingofinnocentpeoplearandomsample/selection(=inwhicheachthinghasanequalchanceofbeingchosen)Theinformationisprocessedinarandomorder.nounatrandomwithoutdecidinginadvancewhatisgoingtohappen,orwithoutanyregularpattern:Sheopenedthebookatrandom(=notatanyparticularpage)andstartedreading.Theterroristsfiredintothecrowdatrandom.Nameswerechosenatrandomfromalist.awkwardadj.1.makingyoufeelembarrassed:Therewasanawkwardsilence.Ifeltawkwardbecausetheyobviouslywantedtobealone.2.difficulttodealwith:Don’taskawkwardquestions.You’veputmeinanawkwardposition.anawkwardcustomer(=apersonwhoisdifficulttodealwith)Pleasedon’tbeawkwardaboutlettinghimcome.Itmakesthingsawkwardforeveryonewhenyoubehavelikethat.3.notconvenient,inconvenient:HaveIcomeatanawkwardtime?4.difficultordangerousbecauseofitsshapeordesign:Thisboxisveryawkwardforonepersontocarry.Thistoolwillreachintoawkwardcorners,suchasunderkitchenunits.5.notmovinginaneasyway;notcomfortable:Hetriedtodance,buthewastooclumsyandawkward.Imusthavesleptinanawkwardposition—I’machingallover.referencenounMENTIONINGSB/STH1.[C,U]~(tosb/sth)athingyousayorwritethatmentionssb/sthelse;theactofmentioningsb/sth:ThebookisfullofreferencestogrowingupinIndia.Shemadenoreferencetoherillnessbutonlytoherfutureplans.thePresident’spassingreferenceto(=briefmentionof)theendofthewarLOOKINGFORINFORMATION2.[U]theactoflookingatsthforinformation:Keepthelistofnumbersnearthephoneforeasyreference.Iwrotedownthenameofthehotelforfuturerefe